Federal-Mogul has introduced a new high performance spark plug ceramic to address increasing thermal and voltage demands of high-output petrol engines.
The passing today of the Driver CPC deadline for bus and coach drivers in Northern Ireland means there is exactly one year to go until the deadline for HGV drivers of 10 September 2014, and the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has reiterated its warning that there will be no last minute reprieve, VOSA will enforce it and the Traffic Commissioners will
Established last year by CV Show partners SMMT, RHA and SOE, the 2013 Commercial Vehicle Forum in the UK will present a new perspective on the UK road transport sector, with a line-up of insightful speakers. Chaired by broadcaster Justin Webb, the discussion and debate event will be at the British Museum on the afternoon
TTC (Truck & Trailer Components) is the truck and trailer component distribution arm of the Unipart Group, which employs more than 10,000 people worldwide and has an annual turnover of more than £1 billion. TTC offers its customers the most comprehensive catalogue in the industry with product lines for the LCV, truck, trailer and PSV
A year, almost to the day, after its spectacular launch, the new Volvo FH was voted ‘International Truck of the Year 2014’ by European commercial vehicle journalists. The ‘International Truck of the Year’ award was received by Volvo Trucks’ President Claes Nilsson at a ceremony at the Comtrans exhibition in Moscow yesterday evening. Summing up the jury vote, International Truck of
At a preview to this year’s International Motor Show here in Frankfurt, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is presenting a further idea on the theme of ‘urban commercial mobility’: an electrically powered city delivery van called the ‘e-load up!’. It has four doors, four wheels and despite very small outer dimensions a whole host of space inside.
DENSO has published its new Spark Plug & Glow Plug catalogue 2013/14, containing thousands of additional, OE quality aftermarket applications for Europe’s newest and most popular vehicles.
The all-new Ford Transit Connect has just won thew “International Van of the Year 2014” award at the Contrans commercial vehicle exhibition in Moscow. Ford became the first single manufacturer to win the award for two consecutive years and Ford registered a record-equalling fifth success with this award. The Transit Connect finished ahead of the
Mergers, amalgamations and joint ventures have meant that the number of existing pan-European truck manufacturers can now almost be counted on the fingers of one hand. Modern legislation governing gross weights, emissions and operations, also mean that many of today’s trucks are almost uniform. However, there was a decade when more than 50 truck manufacturers
The Mercedes-Benz Actros I’V has won the Irish Truck of the Decade award. It was chosen from ten contenders. The fourth generation Actros was introduced in 2011 and it won the International Truck of the Year too. It was also the first truck to comply with Euro 6 engine emission legislation while fuel economy also
VOSA has completed an investigation into simplifying heavy vehicle test procedures. The aim is to reduce the burden on both operators and VOSA without compromising road safety or the environment. Having concluded the investigation and after consulting with manufacturers and trade bodies VOSA says it will be simplifying the test by allowing examiners the discretion
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